Uri Avnery: Israel – America’s Rottweiler

2006-08-29 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/avnery/1156640109/ America’s Rottweiler Uri Avnery 26-08-2006 IN HIS latest speech, which infuriated so many people, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uttered a sentence that deserves attention: “Every new Arab generation hates Israel more than the previous one.” Of all that has been said about the Second Lebanon War, these are … Read more

The campaign against organic farming

2006-08-29 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.gmwatch.org/p2temp2.asp?aid=7&page=1&op=1 ORGANIC ATTACK: INTRODUCTION While the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations reports numerous environmental and health benefits from organic farming practices, including reduced levels of contaminants in foods, a whole series of press articles and radio and TV programmes around the world have been reporting … Read more

Rumsfeld reviews first-strike preparations

2006-08-29 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/washington/28missile.html August 28, 2006 Rumsfeld Sees Some Progress in Missile Plan By DAVID S. CLOUD FORT GREELY, Alaska, Aug. 27 ‹ Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said here Sunday that while the fledgling United States ballistic missile defense system was becoming more capable, he wanted to see a … Read more

Ron Paul: A North American United Nations?

2006-08-29 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst082806.htm A North American United Nations? August 28, 2006 Globalists and one-world promoters never seem to tire of coming up with ways to undermine the sovereignty of the United States. The most recent attempt comes in the form of the misnamed “Security and Prosperity Partnership Of North America (SPP).” … Read more

Nasrallah sorry for scale of war

2006-08-29 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5291420.stm Nasrallah sorry for scale of war Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has said he would not have ordered the capture of two Israeli soldiers if he had known it would lead to such a war. “Had we known that the kidnapping of the soldiers would have led to … Read more

Lebanon’s month-old oil slick sinks

2006-08-29 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MIDEAST_OIL_SPILL?SITE=ALANN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Lebanon’s month-old oil slick sinks By LAUREN FRAYER Associated Press Writer BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — An oil slick caused by Israeli bombing has begun sinking to the floor of the Mediterranean, blanketing marine life with sludge, according to a Greenpeace video that shows dead fish along the sea … Read more

* International Banking and Human Sabotage *

2006-08-29 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.radicalpress.com/?p=130#more-130 International Banking and Human Sabotage [Editor¹s Note: This article is the most lucid, common sense rendition of the age-old problem of usury and its negative effects that I have ever come across. It fits seamlessly into the ongoing discussions surrounding the relationship between Zionist Israel, the US/British governments … Read more

Did you think Bush is President?

2006-08-29 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/08/26/the_cheney_presidency/ The Cheney presidency By Robert Kuttner | August 26, 2006 GEORGE W. BUSH has been faulted in some quarters for taking an extended vacation while the Middle East festers. It doesn’t much matter; the man running the country is Vice President Dick Cheney. When historians look back on … Read more

reader dialog – Aug 10-25

2006-08-29 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:49:07 +1300 To: •••@••.••• From: Harvey Jones <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cyberjournal news-posting policies [ http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1186&lists=cj ] Dear Richard I have no complaints about your postings of real news and appreciate your efforts to provide a version of the truth and activities which we may otherwise fail … Read more

France, Germany take aim at Syria

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060825/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflictun_060825161111 France, Germany take aim at Syria by Amer Ouali Fri Aug 25, 12:11 PM ET France, supported by Germany, has severely criticised Syria for its role in the Middle East and Lebanon, saying it will have nothing to do with a government whose leadership “does not inspire confidence.” … Read more

EU & Lebanon: punishing the rape victim

2006-08-27 Richard Moore “German sailors must be empowered to board ships against the will of their crew…” What an outrage! Israel rapes Lebanon, and the EU responds by taking away Lebanon’s sovereignty. Punish the victim and reward the aggressor. It is time for us to start recognizing that Israel and the US are simply the … Read more

* The inevitability of a Eurasian alliance *

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/showArticle3.cfm?article_id=10105 The inevitability of a Eurasian alliance written by: W Joseph Stroupe, 18-Aug-04 On this planet, there exists only one nation that is truly Eurasian, and that nation is Russia. Covering 11 time zones, Russia extends from Europe on the west to the Asian Kuril Islands in the Sea … Read more

Sep 8-10: Fellowship for Intentional Community

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://fic.ic.org/aofc/ Fellowship for Intentional Community Presents An exciting weekend of networking, learning, & fun! Friday, Sept. 8 to Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 Bastyr University, near Seattle Event Schedule Major Sponsors Northwest Intentional Community Association Federation of Egalitarian Communities International Puppydogs Movement AM 1090 Progressive Talk Greenworks Realty Sustaining Sponsors … Read more

Putin pays off debt as economic clout rises

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.itp.net/business/news/details.php?id=21725 This news article was printed from ITPBusiness.net Sunday, 27 August 2006 Putin pays off debt as economic clout rises by Gabriel Rozenberg (•••@••.•••) Russia has finally paid off its Soviet-era debts to the Paris Club of wealthy nations in a dramatic display of the country¹s new-found economic clout. … Read more

MEXICO: Huge political crisis rocks country

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2006/681/681p19.htm MEXICO: Huge political crisis rocks country Peter Gellert, Mexico City Following presidential elections widely viewed as marred by fraud, Mexico¹s political crisis not only shows no signs of being resolved, but in fact is intensifying almost daily. In the six weeks since the July 2 presidential elections, two … Read more

Iran nuclear project forges ahead

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5288286.stm Iran nuclear project forges ahead Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated a new phase of a heavy water reactor project despite Western fears about its nuclear programme. He said Iran posed no threat to other states, not even its “enemy” Israel. Heavy water made at Arak will be … Read more

Iran: Israel steps up blitzkrieg preparations

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1194500.php/Israel_appoints_coordinator_of_possible_war_with_Iran_newspaper Middle East News Israel appoints coordinator of possible war with Iran: newspaper Aug 25, 2006, 12:43 GMT Tel Aviv – Israeli Army Chief of Staff Dan Halutz has appointed a top Israeli officer to be in charge of preparing a possible war with Iran, the Ha’aretz daily reported … Read more

Britons Blame Terror on Foreign Policy

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/08/22/britons-blame-terror-on-foreign-policy/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.islam-online.net%2FEnglish%2FNews%2F2006-08%2F22%2F02.shtml&frame=true Britons Blame Terror on Foreign Policy IslamOnline.net & Newspapers CAIRO ‹ The majority of Britons believe that Prime Minister Tony Blair’s foreign policy has made their country more of a target for terrorists, sentiment that is plunging support for the governing Labour Party to a 19-year low, The … Read more

* Russia spins global energy spider’s web *

2006-08-27 Richard Moore Friends, Below is a very insightful and informative article. Stroupe’s analysis is brilliant, on a par with what we’ve seen from William Engdahl. I agree entirely with his view of ‘what’s going on’, but I’d like to comment on some of the attitudes he expresses. “We are witnessing not merely the formation … Read more

Lebanon: Europe Pledges a Larger Force

2006-08-26 Richard Moore ³Europe pledged to add up to 6,900 troops to the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon…But the officials cautioned that the force would not be used to disarm Hezbollah. That job, if it is done at all, will be left to the Lebanese government and army. …³Their conflict is partly a … Read more

Former MI6 Agent: MI6 rules Global Drug Trade

2006-08-26 Richard Moore As background for this article, let us recall the Opium War (c. 1840). Britain had a disastrous trade deficit with China, and figured it could redress that by importing Opium into China. When China tried to stop this trade, Queen Victoria sent warships and compelled China to comply. This is fully acknowledged … Read more

Chavez rips U.S., Israel during China visit

2006-08-26 Richard Moore “President Hu Jintao on Thursday endorsed Venezuela’s campaign for a Security Council seat. The bid has unsettled Washington… U.S. officials are backing Guatemala for the sea t instead.” “On Thursday, he signed agreements that call for Beijing to help Venezuela, the world’s No. 5 petroleum exporter, develop oil fields, a telecoms network, … Read more

Israeli hutzpah knows no bounds

2006-08-26 Richard Moore “One senior source said on Tuesday that Iran “flipped the world the bird” by not responding positively to the Western incentive plan to stop uranium enrichment.” A tiny bird, compared to the one Israel flipped in Lebanon. “The Iranians know the world will do nothing,” he said. “This is similar to the … Read more

GOP wants better lies from CIA

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/washington/24intel.html August 24, 2006 Some in G.O.P. Say Iran Threat Is Played Down By MARK MAZZETTI WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 ‹ Some senior Bush administration officials and top Republican lawmakers are voicing anger that American spy agencies have not issued more ominous warnings about the threats that they say Iran … Read more

US fundamentalism: how the cult is managed

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.alternet.org/story/38467/ The Top 10 Power Brokers of the Religious Right By Rob Boston, Church and State Posted on July 7, 2006, Printed on August 25, 2006 http://www.alternet.org/story/38467/ The United States is home to dozens of Religious Right groups. Many have small budgets and focus on state and local issues; … Read more

Syria threatens to close border

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060824/ts_afp/mideastconflict_060824123904 Syria threatens to close border if UN force deployed by Jocelyne Zablit Thu Aug 24, 8:43 AM ET Syria has threatened to close its border with Lebanon if UN peacekeepers are deployed there, further complicating the struggle by world powers to agree on the makeup and role of … Read more

Psychological torture: officially sanctioned

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.counterpunch.org/bond08232006.html The American Psychological Association Meets Dr. Mengele APA Confab Whitewashes Torture by Shrinks By Dr. TRUDY BOND Even as the unindicted war criminal Donald Rumsfeld persists in the totally-discredited fiction that the U.S. military doesn’t torture, the American Psychological Association (APA) provides cover for its uniformed professionals to … Read more

Michael C. Ruppert: A Permanent Goodbye to the United States

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/081606_burning_bridge.shtml BY THE LIGHT OF A BURNING BRIDGE A Permanent Goodbye to the United States by Michael C. Ruppert © Copyright 2006, From The Wilderness Publications, www.fromthewilderness.com. All Rights Reserved. May be reprinted, distributed or posted on an Internet web site for non-profit purposes only. ³Sometimes you get your … Read more

John Ross: Mexico Approaches the Combustion Point

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.counterpunch.org/ross08232006.html “God doesn’t belong to the PAN!” “AMLO deserves a miracle” “No Pasaran!” Mexico Approaches the Combustion Point By JOHN ROSS Mexico City. The Congress of the country is ringed by two-meter tall grilled metal barriers soldered together apparently to thwart a suicide car bomb attack. Behind this metal … Read more

Japanese candidate seeks closer China ties

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200608231423.htm Japan’s FM vows to mend ties with China, S.Korea if he wins premiership Tokyo, Aug. 23 (AP): Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has damaged Japan’s ties with the rest of Asia by visiting a Tokyo war shrine, and the next prime minister should urgently repair relations with its neighbors, … Read more

Iran Urges West to See Positive’Signs

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: ³It appeared the counteroffer was designed to entice Europe, China and Russia into further negotiations without accepting a suspension of uranium enrichment — an important step in making nuclear weapons — as a precondition for talks. That could drive a wedge among the five veto-wielding powers on the Security … Read more

corporate takeover of American borders

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.borders21aug21,0,1798499.story?coll=bal-oped-headlines From the Baltimore Sun Immigration A corporate takeover of American borders By Robert Koulish August 21, 2006 Borders are a key element of national identity. When borders are violated, the result is often crisis and war. Look no further than this summer’s conflict in the Middle East, set … Read more

corporate takeover of American borders

2006-08-26 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.borders21aug21,0,1798499.story?coll=bal-oped-headlines From the Baltimore Sun Immigration A corporate takeover of American borders By Robert Koulish August 21, 2006 Borders are a key element of national identity. When borders are violated, the result is often crisis and war. Look no further than this summer’s conflict in the Middle East, set … Read more

Operation Mind Control: It’s still going on!

2006-08-25 Richard Moore “…for decades, top secret [US] government projects worked virtually non-stop to perfect means of controlling the human mind.” “The projects involved brutal, at times lethal experiments on thousands of unsuspecting citizens in direct defiance of law, all ethical codes, and basic human rights. Interviews with top psychiatrists, lawyers, and victims send chills … Read more

Syria rejects call for border monitors

2006-08-24 Richard Moore “SYRIA has rejected Israeli demands that international troops be deployed on the Syrian-Lebanese border…” As usual, Israel enters into negotiation, and once a deal is made it then violates the deal and begins making additional demands. That’s been one of the unifying themes in the history of the state of Israel. rkm … Read more

Iran responds with new proposals

2006-08-24 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-2324256,00.html Times Online August 22, 2006 Iran concocts ‘new formula’ to dissolve nuclear stand-off By Sam Knight and agencies Iran offered what it described as “a new formula” to resolve the dispute over its nuclear programme today and said it was ready for talks. Details of the offer, … Read more

Voters Insist On Right To Observe Vote Counting

2006-08-24 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0608/S00220.htm New Zogby Poll On Electronic Voting Attitudes Monday, 21 August 2006, 11:00 pm Article: Michael Collins New Zogby Poll: It¹s Nearly Unanimous Voters Insist On Right To Observe Vote Counting Plus Other Findings From This Unique Poll By Michael Collins ³Scoop² Independent Media Part I of a II … Read more

the “Terror Plot”…. and the new “pseudo-terrorism”

2006-08-24 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://nafeez.blogspot.com/2006/08/truth-about-terror-plot-and-new-pseudo.html The Truth about the “Terror Plot”…. and the new “pseudo-terrorism” I am disappointed to say that so far there has been very little serious critical discussion, grounded in factual analysis, of the alleged ³Terror Plot² foiled on the morning of Wednesday, 10th August 2006. Except for a few … Read more

Soft-drink bomb plot: not physically possible

2006-08-24 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://www.conspiracypenpal.com/rants/theyhate.htm Nickel Ranttm: Liquid Bombers Prove: “They Hate Our Freedoms!” by Edgar J. Steele August 19, 2006 “You can fool some of the people all of the time And you can fool all of the people some of the time, But you can’t fool all of the people all … Read more

North Korea threatens attack ?

2006-08-24 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-22T045336Z_01_SEO231042_RTRUKOC_0_US-KOREA-NORTH-DRILLS.xml&src=midtop North Korea threatens attack due to war drills Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:53 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said it was considering a pre-emptive attack to counter a U.S.-South Korean joint military training drill that Pyongyang sees as a “war action,” its official media reported on … Read more